secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK:        0001043509
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-032819
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sonic Automotive grants performance-based RSUs to CEO, COO, and CFO
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- David Bruton Smith receives 69,872 RSUs; Jeff Dyke 38,175; Heath R. Byrd 26,183.
- RSUs tied to 2026 adjusted EPS performance; forfeitable if conditions unmet.
- Awards vest in three tranches: 25% March 2027, 30% Feb 2028, 45% Feb 2029.
- No dividend equivalents or voting rights until converted to shares/cash.
- Compensation Committee approved grants effective May 6, 2026 under the 2026 Equity Plan.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000162828026032819/0001628280-26-032819-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000162828026032819/sah-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032819

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